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DP 2019-11: Towards Inclusive Social Protection Program Coverage in the Philippines: Examining Gender Disparities
by Aubrey D. Tabuga and Carlos C. Cabaero
Using survey-based data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, this paper examines people's access to social protection by looking at the coverage of various social protection programs such as the Government Service Insurance System for government workers, Social Security System for private sector workers, and PhilHealth. It examines the circumstances of different groups of workers such as wage and nonwage earners, the self-employed, and the household workers, among others. It identifies the types of occupations and locations of those without access to social protection, or those who belong to the bottom 30 percent of households as they are those most in need of government intervention. The analysis is supplemented by an empirical estimation of the likelihood that employed and unemployed persons will be covered by social insurance schemes. It likewise offers a closer look at the characteristics of those outside the labor force because this is a primary reason for the exclusion of many individuals in accessing social protection. Further, the study examines the social insurance aspect of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The study also recommends insights to improve the coverage of social protection programs in the country. Click here to download the paper.
DP 2019-11: Towards Inclusive Social Protection Program Coverage in the Philippines: Examining Gender Disparities
by Aubrey D. Tabuga and Carlos C. Cabaero
Using survey-based data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, this paper examines people's access to social protection by looking at the coverage of various social protection programs such as the Government Service Insurance System for government workers, Social Security System for private sector workers, and PhilHealth. It examines the circumstances of different groups of workers such as wage and nonwage earners, the self-employed, and the household workers, among others. It identifies the types of occupations and locations of those without access to social protection, or those who belong to the bottom 30 percent of households as they are those most in need of government intervention. The analysis is supplemented by an empirical estimation of the likelihood that employed and unemployed persons will be covered by social insurance schemes. It likewise offers a closer look at the characteristics of those outside the labor force because this is a primary reason for the exclusion of many individuals in accessing social protection. Further, the study examines the social insurance aspect of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The study also recommends insights to improve the coverage of social protection programs in the country. Click here to download the paper.
